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How much did the first operating segment of Hudson-Bergen Light Rail cost?

The Hudson-Bergen MOS-I is the first minimum operating segment of the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail in New Jersey, a 9.5-mile line with 16 stations along the Hudson River waterfront from Bayonne through Jersey City to Hoboken, with service starting in April 2000 and reaching Hoboken Terminal on 29 September 2002. The Federal Highway Administration's project profile gives MOS-I as a 1.0 billion dollar segment opened in 2000, while Wikipedia gives its cost as 992 million dollars.

Final project cost

$1 billion

Cost basis: 2000

Hudson–Bergen Light Rail train, Jersey City, New Jersey.
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Final project cost2000
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Timeline

  1. 2000

    Opened or launched

    Federal Highway Administration
  2. 29 September 2002

    Completed

    fhwa.dot.gov

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